Cost of living comparison
compared to
Guyana vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary
Guyana is 41.6% cheaper than Guam overall.
Guyana vs. Guam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Guyana instead of Guam, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$17.93
GYD3,766.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$9.37
GYD1,968.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.24
GYD261.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.63
GYD133.07
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.75
|
$2.09
GYD438.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.72
GYD1,621.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.82
|
$12.31
GYD2,585.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
|
$4.08
GYD857.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.19
GYD671.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.64
GYD764.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.80
GYD377.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.81
GYD380.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.49
|
$3.20
GYD672.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.09
GYD229.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.38
GYD290.73
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
|
$3.96
GYD831.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.49
GYD12,707.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,252.48
GYD6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.43
GYD4,921.25
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of transportation
pay 64.2% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.25
|
$43.65
GYD9,169.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,850.00
|
$960.21
GYD202K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,000.00
|
$519.95
GYD109K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$329.35
|
$92.14
GYD19,354.16
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of housing
pay 83.3% more for childcare
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.00
|
$1,026.67
GYD216K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,738.24
GYD4M
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of childcare
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$1.91
GYD401.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$5.86
GYD1,230.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$3.35
GYD703.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.25
GYD8,034.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.22
GYD1,305.64
|
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.25
GYD8,034.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.44
GYD8,704.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$135.07
GYD28,372.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$84.87
GYD17,826.98
|
Guam vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing
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